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Giverny Surprised me with a Beautiful Explosion of Tulips

Giverny, Claude Monet's garden and home, is just a mere 70 km from Paris. It's an easy day-trip from Paris. A half-day visit allows exploration of the gardens but the little village is delightful as is Vernon where the train arrives. Allow the whole day so as to not miss anything! Tips to Help You ...

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Hard to have conversations in French? 3 techniques that will help

Llyane has been my French coach since 2013. Her approach to learning is unique and as English is not her native language, she understands the difficulties to be faced as  I've worked to improve my French language skills. Her organic approach to language learning has improved my pronunciation as well ...

8 Cathedrals in France to Enjoy Besides Notre-Dame de Paris

Cathedrals in France - I've got 8 suggestions for what to see after you've seen Notre-Dame de Paris or in case you can't see the grand cathedral in Paris. When we all heard that Notre-Dame de Paris was on fire, we assumed the worst. And, of course, we were heart-broken that there was a possibility of ...

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Notre-Dame d’Amiens – Exploring the Exterior Details

Notre-Dame d'Amiens is a magnificent cathedral. It is the largest cathedral in France and although definitely 13th century Gothic in style, a place of worship has rested on this site since the fifth century. When you consider the timeline of wars that took place in France since the present-day ...

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Amiens Cathedral – Exploring the Wonders of the Interior

Amiens’ cathedral, Notre Dame, soared above the horizon as I walked toward her along Port d’Amont. I’m not sure why this surprised me as she is considered the largest church in France. In fact, Amiens’ cathedral exceeds in size Notre Dame of Paris. The Roman style cathedral which stood here ...

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Sainte-Etienne Cathedral in Meaux France

Sainte-Etienne Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Etienne de Meaux) was one of my two primary reasons for choosing Meaux as a day-trip destination from Paris. My interest in medieval architecture began when I wrote a research paper on the cathedral in Chartres for a French history class. With each church ...

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Meaux – 10 Reasons to Choose Meaux for a Paris Day-Trip

Read my story in French » Meaux Brie - you went to Meaux? What/Where is that? What made you choose Meaux for a Paris day-trip? Those are just a few of the question directed to me when I told people my plans to take a day-trip from Paris to Meaux. Why go just for Meaux brie was another question ? Why ...